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A report has outlined 14 recommendations to help lowland peatlands contribute more to greenhouse gas mitigation.  This largely involves allowing

The next window to apply for Woodland Creation Funding opens in Wales on 24th July and closes on 15th September. 

The Bank of England increased UK Base Rates for the 13th time in a row at its June meeting.  The

More detail has been released covering what Scottish farmers will have to do to receive support in 2025.  An updated

A number of capital grants in England have been flagged-up as opening in the next few months.  Farmers, and their

It has been announced that there will be a further round of the Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund (NEIRF) later

Further details of the Standards available under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) in 2023 have been released by Defra.  These

The AHDB is proposing to increase levy rates from April 2024.  The Levy Board states that, with no increases in

The Government has released a Policy Paper, setting out a series of initiatives designed to boost the economic performance of

Defra has announced funding allocation under the latest round of the Farm Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF).  This is the

Defra has announced payments for 4 Upland Stewardship options will be increased.  The uplift will mean the rates are now

The area of UK land managed according to organic principles grew marginally in 2022 compared with 2021.  Latest figures released

Total Factor Productivity (TFP) of the UK agricultural industry is estimated to have increased by 3.4% between 2021 and 2022.  

Defra has responded to the Review of tenancy legislation in England and Wales undertaken by Baroness Kate Rock.  As reported

According to the latest Defra statistics UK farming made record profits in 2022.  The latest figures for Total Income From

Defra is consulting on reforms to the wine regulations in England and Wales.  With the UK leaving the EU, the

Australia and New Zealand Trade Deals The UK’s trade deals with Australia and New Zealand will come into force from

The AHDB has produced a ‘watchlist’ of issues for farmers to look out for when they are considering carbon payment

The next round of the Landscape Recovery (LR) scheme is now open for applications.  Funding of £15m will be available

The Government is consulting on changing the Planning rules to tighten up the rules on short-term lets; such as AirBnB. 

The Bank of England raised UK Base Rates by a further 0.25% on the 11th May.  This brings them up

The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, held a ‘food summit’ on the 16th May.  This fulfilled a promised made in the

The Government has decided that legacy legislation derived from EU laws will not be automatically revoked at the end of